PTLLS

Assignment 1- Theory Questions

Assignment 1- Theory Questions

Q.1 Review your role, responsibilities and boundaries as a teacher/in terms of the teaching/training cycle.

A- I consider my role as a Teacher to be a coalescence of facilitating specialist knowledge and a duty of care for my learners, though my role is much more than that, it sometimes requires me to be mentor or even an absent friend to support my learners emotionally through their learning. All of this provides me the means to facilitate learning the best I can, through the application of my roles in relation to the teaching cycle as detailed below and defined at the rear of this assignment. (BOYER, 1990, 76-93)

Assessment of Learning Needs

Starting with the initial assessment stage I would go about this by conducting interviews with new applicants and assessing their subject knowledge and also discover their learning style to plan their learning journey. I would then decide their aims and record these on the learners ILP (Individual learning plan). Application forms, enrolment forms, pre-course meetings and pre-course questionnaires will be used while recruiting the learners. Gathering the information about the strength of learners, their educational, professional and cultural background, knowledge, skills and attitude they currently possess and the expectations about how they will be getting benefited by the course. These pre-course communication provide the teacher an opportunity to learners in order to approach their teachers if they have any problem. (TIERNEY, 1996, 62-98)

Planning preparing teaching and learning programs for groups and individuals

When planning schemes of work and lesson plans, I include equality and diversity by making references from all cultures and making sure to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act I use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs when developing the course to make sure that all the needs are met by applying this pyramid to my session and lesson plans to make sure all his needs are met. It is very important identify the best way using which the group or individual can seek information and process it effectively. (Durand, 1992, 65-79)

Developing and using a range of teaching and learning techniques

My roles concerning delivery are to keep up to date with teaching theory and subject knowledge via continuing personal development and promoting a wide range of active learning via use of available media and practical. This is so the students can comprehend more because greater learning will take place if the senses are engaged. The techniques are used to encourage and facilitate the individuals for learning by experience.

Managing the learning process

Managing the learning is a part of roles and responsibilities. It helps me in ensuring that the teaching techniques and methods that are being used have provided help to the learners. I try to establish and maintain an effective and safe environment for learning. For managing the learners, it is important to see that they remain motivated towards the course. I identify the students who are poorly motivated and challenge them by giving them different tasks which would involve them and increase their ...